Motif
Bird omen of household disease or fire
bird_omen_of_household_disease_or_fire
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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Aino Folk-Tales I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES. / V.--SCRAPS OF FOLK-LORE.; lines 2201-2329 confidence: high
Male and female cuckoos live in the sky, descend in spring to nest, and their nests can bring wealth; cuckoo contact with window-sill or roof foretells disease or fire.
A cuckoo at the window-sill foretells disease, and a cuckoo on the roof foretells the house burning.
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